Velvet Osier (Noun)
Meaning
Willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The artist gathered several stalks of velvet osier from the nearby stream to create a beautiful basket for her exhibit.
- To weave her signature basket design, the artisan sought the strongest yet most flexible pieces of velvet osier.
- Historically, the Velvet osier was a favorite material for basket weavers due to its remarkable strength and pliability.
- In the old days, grandmothers would often harvest the flexible shoots of the velvet osier to teach young girls the art of basket making.
- Traditional willow basket makers still hold the velvet osier in high esteem for its desirable long slender rods that are ideal for coiling.